to begin working with the intention of achieving something
начать работать с намерением достичь чего-то (nachat' rabotat' s namereniem dostich' chego-to)
"She set out to improve her public speaking skills this year."
"Она set out to улучшить свои навыки публичных выступлений в этом году." (Ona **set out to** uluchshit' svoi navyki publichnykh vystupleniy v etom godu.)
to refuse to change your position when challenged
to get into a serious conflict with someone
to match or connect with a particular plan or idea
to combine one thing with another to make a whole
to prepare goods so they are ready to be sent
to avoid judging others based on general assumptions